The Antwerp Court of Appeal decided that Belgacom and Telenet access to The Pirate Bay to block via their DNS servers. That report zdnet.be. The ruling in Antwerp speaks a previous decision of the Commercial Court in Mechelen against. On July 8 found that the question of blocking anti-piracy federation BAF was disproportionate. The judge found that an immediate freeze on call because the site The Pirate Bay for eight years and only now BAF is a legal request.

Antwerp's decision gives Belgacom and Telenet has fourteen days to lock in the DNS servers to set up. So people can no longer surf the site unless they have a different DNS server than that of their provider.

confirmation

Telenet and Belgacom confirm that they execute the court order. There is no choice except to pay a penalty. Both operators also get that it was not the first time that they block a site because there is a court order.

When The Pirate Bay is inaccessible to customers of Belgacom and Telenet is not yet clear. The statement speaks of fourteen days after service, but that document must first have at Telenet and Belgacom arrive. The legal department is still investigating whether Telenet further legal steps.